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Table 1 List and description of variables used in the binary logit regression model

From: Appraisal of cowpea cropping systems and farmers’ perceptions of production constraints and preferences in the dry savannah areas of Nigeria

Variable Description Variable type Units
Dependent variable    
 Cowpea cropping system Farmer’s system of growing cowpea in the field Dummy 1 = sole, 0 = intercrop
Independent variable    
 Age Farmer’s age category Years Continuous
 Education Farmer’s formal education Levels Continuous
 Experience-cowpea Experience in cowpea cultivation Years Continuous
 Extension-contacts Access to cowpea production information from extension agents Dummy 1 = yes, 0 = no
 Fertilizers Use of phosphate fertilizers Dummy 1 = yes, 0 = no
 Field days Attendance of cowpea field days Dummy 1 = yes, 0 = no
 Gender Farmer’s gender Dummy 1 = male, 0 = female
 Household-size Size of farmer’s household Persons Continuous
 Status Farmer’s marital status Dummy 1 = married, 0 = single
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CABI Agriculture and Bioscience

ISSN: 2662-4044